Kaktarua Puppet Theater is reviving the dying art of puppetry in Bangladesh, using engaging puppet shows to educate children, promote social awareness, and offer therapeutic care, despite limited funding and modern digital distractions.
I remember—it was late afternoon, the sun leaning westward. From a distance, a soft yet resolute melody drifted through the air. I was just a boy then, curious and drawn by the sound. I approached quietly.
The July Movement in Bangladesh fused protest with digital defiance, using social media to bypass media silence, mobilize voices, and challenge power. It reshaped activism, highlighting social media’s role in truth, trauma, and transformation.
Pre-occupation Palestine had, to use Anglo-American poet WH Auden's words, "marble well-governed cities" full of "vines and olive trees." But Israel and its allies have turned it into "an artificial wilderness"
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Md Abdur Rasel, a medical representative at Reneta Limited, left his job after being lured to go to Portugal by an agent of Probashi Sheba Limited, a consulting firm based in Dhaka’s Gulshan.
Unlike public sector retirees, private sector employees do not get pensions
A section of officials in the administration and police have a feeling of unease over the US visa curbs, but they would not publicly admit it.
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday opened the country’s first elevated expressway, which is expected to usher in a new era in Dhaka’s commute by significantly cutting the travel time.
The situation wouldn’t have been so dire had the authorities learnt any lessons from past experiences.
High time to pass comprehensive legislation to address medical malpractice in Bangladesh
BNP’s real loss in announcing the sit-ins without proper coordination was giving the upper hand to the ruling party
The obstacles to youth economic engagement are as multifaceted as they are complex.
